This morning, our Marine Unit assisted in extinguishing a... fire utilizing the prop wash of their engines before it spread to the remaining section of the pier. Thank you to our Marine Unit and SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA for your quick response! 🔥show more

🚁 This afternoon, LVMPD’s Air Unit assisted Clark County... Park Police and fire crews in response to a fire at the Wetlands Park. Our Air Unit helped ensure the safety of the public by checking for anyone still on or near the trails after the area was closed my Park Police. We also worked with fire personnel to provide estimates on the burn size, direction of travel, and the best access routes to reach the flames quickly.show more

🔥 Lukoil is burning. A bitumen production unit with... a total capacity of 200 cubic meters is burning. A fire train has been dispatched to the scene. ❗️More than 70 people and 26 units of equipment have been involved in extinguishing the fire.show more

#acaciafire; Forward progress on the fire has been stopped... and crews have a wet line around the fire. Firefighters and made a quick and aggressive attack on this fire with multiple engines, one of our handcrews, and coordinated water drops by our Firehawk helicopters. Crews will be remaining on scene another 1-2 hours mopping up hot spots across the fire footprint. Video: One of our Firehawk helicopters making a water drop over the fire.show more

UPDATE - THREE ALARM FIRE The San Francisco Fire... Department is currently managing a three-alarm structure fire, deploying over 100 firefighters along with various fire apparatus at the scene. We have shifted from an offensive attack to a transitional approach and are now executing a defensive fire attack. This strategy involves utilizing large water hoses from aerial ladder trucks as well as from the ground to extinguish the flames. At this time, there are no reported injuries related to this fire. We still have a shelter-in-place order for the immediate area, which remains unchanged. If you are in the affected area and would like updates from the City and County of San Francisco, please text your ZIP code to 888777.show more

2-ALARM FIRE San Francisco Firefighters are currently on-scene to... a two-alarm structure fire in the 1300 block of 47th Avenue. This active fire is involving three single-family homes. Firefighters have rescued three adults, one of whom is in critical condition. They have also rescued a pet, which is now being cared for by paramedics from the San Francisco Fire Department. Please avoid the area.show more

BREAKING 4-ALARM FIRE 500 BLOCK OF 5TH AVE AT... BALBOA AND ANZA The San Francisco Fire Department is currently responding to an active 4-alarm structure fire, and over 130 San Francisco firefighters are on the scene. This fire involves three, 3-story multi-residential dwellings. Currently, we have no injuries associated with this fire. We do have immediate evacuations in the 500 block of Fifth Avenue. Public safety personnel are going door-to-door for those evacuations. Media staging is at 5th Avenue and Balboashow more

🔥 Tuapse continues to smoke for the third day.... 154 people and 49 pieces of equipment are involved in extinguishing the fire.show more

This evening, Metro Fire, Cosumnes Fire, and Sacramento Fire... proudly deployed Strike Team 4801-C to the Palisades Fire in Southern California. 4801-C consists of 22 firefighters staffing five Type 1 engines, and one strike team vehicle. This deployment showcases the strength and resilience of the California Master Mutual Aid Agreement, and highlights the importance of emergency resource sharing statewide. Fire season is now year-round, and the ability to support the mission of saving lives and protecting property throughout our state has never been more critical. We wish our Sacramento County crews safe travels as they join our brothers and sisters on the front lines in Los Angeles County. Cosumnes Fire Dept. Sacramento Fire Department California Governor's Office of Emergency Servicesshow more

One of California's CAL FIRE C-130 Hercules is assigned... to fight the #SpringsFire, which just ignited in the last couple hours. Grateful for the CAL FIRE Tulare Unit responders working to contain this blaze.show more

💥 A powerful explosion rocked the Likhoslavsky district of... Tver region this morning. A number of fire engines and police were dispatched to the scene.show more

And so it begins 🔥 A wildfire broke out... in Bardenas Reales, Navarra, Spain. The Civil Guard’s environmental unit alerted crews, and a joint response with aircraft and ground teams managed to stabilise the blaze before it could spread further.show more

Just before 12:30 Monday afternoon, the FDNY responded to... a 4-alarm fire at 44-49 College Point Boulevard in Queens. Tragically, four people lost their lives in this fire. Two other victims were transported to area hospitals in critical condition. During operations, a stairwell collapsed, trapping two of our members. They were transported to area hospitals in stable condition. More than 230 firefighters and EMS personnel responded. “This is a difficult and tragic day. There were several victims in this fire. The Fire Department did an extraordinary job under difficult circumstances, putting this fire out and saving people. I can't thank them enough for their continued efforts and commitment to life safety,” said Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore. “Upon arrival, we had heavy fire on all three floors of this building. There was a victim trapped on the second floor, which our members removed with a portable ladder. As our engine companies were moving in from the first floor and up the stairs to the second floor, the stairs collapsed, and those two members were trapped in the stairs. With additional help, we were able to extricate those members. As all that is happening, other members are performing CPR on the victims in the street,” said Chief of Fire Operations Kevin Woods. The fire was placed under control just before 2:45 p.m. FDNY Fire Marshals are working to determine the cause of the fire.show more

ADO1 Alex King Nartey from the public relations department... of the Ghana National Fire Service has shared footage capturing the response of some members of the public to the siren of a fire tender responding to a fire outbreak at Spintex this morning. He lamented what he described as a lack of urgency from motorists and pedestrians in making way during such emergency situations. The team, dispatched from the GNFS Headquarters in Cantonments, however managed to arrive at the scene and successfully brought the fire under control.show more

A U.S. Marine Corps’ AV-8B Harrier II with the... “Thunder Chickens” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), attached to the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), seen landing earlier today at Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. This Harrier was likely one of two that participated in a flyover for the presidential inauguration today in Guyana.show more

This video is a wake up call for everyone... who lives in high rise apartments anywhere in India. The system is not designed to safeguard you in emergency. Make your own arrangements, Fire hoses, huge overhead water tanks & plenty of Fire extinguishers alone can save you. You only get a few minutes to end a fire before it becomes uncontrollable. And it takes time for the fire trucks to arrive and setup; and most of the time it’s too late.show more

Helped out with both LO and Genga for this... section of the episode 11 of fire force season 3. Thank you again for the opportunityshow more